FEBRUARY 19 ANNOUNCED BOOK GIFTING DAY

PanARMENIAN.Net
19.02.2009 17:02 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ February 19, the birthday of outstanding Armenian
writer and poet Hovhannes Tumanyan was announced Book Gifting Day
in Armenia.

The purpose of the initiative is to raise interest of schoolchildren
and students in literature.

Zangak 97 printing house has donated 2000 books for conduction of the
event. The Union of Writers of Armenia will also donate some 2000
books to Armenian libraries. 500 books will be gifted to Yerevan
State University.

The action was organized with the assistance of RA Ministry of Culture,
Ministry of Science and Education, Yerevan city administration,
Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum, National Library of Armenia, Yerevan State
University and a number of NGOs and schools.